2.7 Sentence Pattern Practice

2.7  It's Well Made in Taiwan

 

1. ...the + Adj-est (+ N)...

說明：1. 形容詞最高級用於「三者或三者以上」的比較，有「最……的」的意思。

2. 形容詞最高級前面須加上定冠詞the。

3. 單音節或部分多音節的形容詞字尾加上-est 以形成最高級；而其他多音節的形容詞則在前面加上most以形成最高級。

例句

1. Taiwan produces some of the finest saxophones and bicycles in the world.
(台灣製造了部份全世界最好的薩克斯風和腳踏車。)

2. Richard is the most popular (student) in our class. (Richard是我們班最受歡迎的學生。)
3. Taipei 101 is the tallest building in Taiwan.　(臺北101是臺灣最高的建築物。)

 

2. ...N, who/whom/which...,

說明：非限定用法的關係子句用來說明對象很明確的先行詞，前面須有逗點隔開，且關係子句省略後主句的意義仍然完整。注意，此句型中的關係代名詞不可省略，且關係代名詞that不適用於此句型。

例句

1. Zhang shared his knowledge with other Houli residents, who then opened their own saxophone factories.
(張連昌與其他后里居民分享他的知識，這些居民之後便開設了自己的薩克斯風工廠。)

2. Jane, whom Mark falls in love with, is very tall. (Jane，就是Mark愛上的那個女孩，她非常的高。)

3. The Italian restaurant, which offers high-quality food, is very expensive.

(那間提供高檔食物的義大利餐廳價格非常昂貴。)

 

3. nothing/little more than + N                  不過是……
nothing less than/short of + N               簡直是……

說明：此兩片語為比較級的用法，後面須接名詞，均帶有強調的意味：

1. nothing/little more than = nothing but = only，表示「不過是……，只是……」。

2. nothing less than或nothing short of 則為「簡直是……，無異於……」的意思。

例句

1. In the past, people believed that Taiwan was nothing/little more than a small island in the Pacific Ocean.
(在過去，人們認為臺灣只不過是太平洋中的一個小島。)

2. Be careful! That man who is trying to make you buy things is nothing/little more than a liar!　(小心！那個試著要你買東西的男人不過是個騙子！)

3. This project was nothing less than a disaster. It had made our company lose about five million dollars.
(這個企劃案簡直就是個災難。它讓我們公司損失了大約五百萬。)

 

4. V-ing/Vpp + N

說明：此句型介紹現在分詞與過去分詞作形容詞，以修飾後面名詞的用法。現在分詞和其修飾的名詞關係為主動，或表示「正在進行」的動作；而過去分詞和其修飾的名詞關係則為被動，或表示「已完成」的動作。

例句

1. Zhang Lian-chang received a damaged saxophone and repaired it.
(張連昌收到一個損毀的薩克斯風，並將它修復。)

2. The stolen car was found by the police.　(失竊的車子已經被警方找到了。)

3. Keep the boiling water out of children’s reach. (不要讓小孩子碰到沸騰中的水。)

 

5. S + be + said + to V....
→ It + is/was + said (+ that) + S + V....

說明：1. 此句型用來表示「不是很精確的推論或看法」，作「據說……」解。由於述說或主張該言論的主事者不清楚，或是主事者不重要，故使用被動語態。常用於此句型的字還有believe和consider，分別表示「一般相信……」和「被認為……」。

2. 此句型也可改成以虛主詞it代替原本的主詞，並以that引導子句，但that常可省略。

例句

1. Giant is said to be the most stolen brand of bicycle in Shanghai, China.
→It is said (that) Giant is the most stolen brand of bicycle in Shanghai, China.

  (據說捷安特是中國上海失竊率最高的腳踏車品牌。)

2. Friday the 13th is believed to be an unlucky day.
→It is believed (that) Friday the 13th is an unlucky day.

  (一般相信十三號星期五是一個不吉祥的日子。)

3. Halloween was considered to be a serious festival in the past.
→It was considered (that) Halloween was a serious festival in the past.

  (萬聖節在過去被認為是一個嚴肅的節日。)

實力評量

I. 選擇題：依據下列各題句意，選出一個最符合語法的答案。

(　) 1. Judy’s mother _____ is 70 years old, goes hiking every weekend.

(A) who                    (B) that                     (C) , who                  (D) , that

(　) 2. Grace is _____ girl in my family.

(A) lazy                    (B) lazier                  (C) laziest                 (D) the laziest

(　) 3. Mr. Edward _____ you met just now, speaks Chinese well.

(A) whom                 (B) that                     (C) , which               (D) , whom

(　) 4. There are a lot of _____ leaves on the ground.

(A) fall                     (B) fell                      (C) falling                 (D) fallen

(　) 5. Red _____ to be a lucky color in Chinese culture.

(A) is                        (B) says                    (C) is saying             (D) is said

 

II. 改錯：挑出語法有誤的選項，並加以改正。

(　) ___________ 1. Father will fix the breaking window after eating dinner.

(A)              (B)                              (C)

(　) ___________ 2. This is the terriblest accident that Tom has ever experienced.

                                               (A)     (B)                    (C)

(　) ___________ 3. My sister, that you met last year, is going to visit us next week.

                                                    (A)         (B)                    (C)

(　) ___________ 4. It considers that this movie has become one of the modern classics.

                                 (A)    (B)                                                      (C)

(　) ___________ 5. Victor’s behavior was nothing short than rudeness, so Sally got very angry with him.

                                                                          (A)          (B)                          (C)

 

III. 句型練習：依據提示字改寫或合併句子。

1. Everyone in my family is shorter than my younger brother. (以 ...the + Adj-est (+ N)... 改寫)
→_____________________________________________________________________________________

2. No one in the company is more beautiful than Amelia. (以 ...the + Adj-est (+ N)... 改寫)
→        _____________________________________________________________________________________

3.    Mr. Johnson is very kind and patient.

Mr. Johnson is my math teacher.

→_____________________________________________________________________________________

4.    Pan’s chocolate cake is very delicious.

Pan’s chocolate cake is my favorite.

→_____________________________________________________________________________________

5. Many people believe that the old house has ghosts. (以S + be + believed + to V.... 改寫)

→_____________________________________________________________________________________

 

IV. 引導式翻譯：每格限填一字。

1. 聖母峰是世界上最高的山。

Mount Everest is _________________ _________________ mountain in the world.

2. 據說這個老女人曾經是個女巫。

It _________________ _________________ _________________ the old woman was a witch.

3. 這位作家最暢銷的書，得了許多獎的那本，即將要被拍成一部電影。

The author’s best-selling book, _______________ has won many awards, is going to be made into a movie.

4. 不要這麼生氣。這只不過是個無傷大雅的玩笑。

Don’t be so mad. This is _________________ _________________ _________________ a harmless joke.

5. 這位媽媽正試著以一個唱歌的娃娃安撫哭泣的寶寶。

The mother is trying to comfort her _________________ baby with a _________________ doll.

Unit 7

I.

1. C　2. D　3. D　4. D　5. D

II.

1. B, broken

2. B, most terrible

3. A, whom

4. B, is considered

5. B, short of/less than

III.

1. My younger brother is the tallest (person) in my family.

2. Amelia is the most beautiful (woman) in the company.

3. Mr. Johnson, who is very kind and patient, is my math teacher. /Mr. Johnson, who is my math teacher, is very kind and patient.

4. Pan’s chocolate cake, which is very delicious, is my favorite./Pan’s chocolate cake, which is my favorite, is very delicious.

5. The old house is believed to have ghosts.

IV.

1. the, highest

2. is, said, that

3. which

4. nothing/little, more, than

5. crying, singing